A few years back, we suggested that the City of Surrey broaden their arsenal of public communication materials as part of initial planning for sea level rise. They’ve since gone on to create lots of fantastic communications materials (that we certainly can’t take credit for). We will however take credit for two StoryMaps that we’ve […]
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In the wake of floodwaters across the Province – the Globe and Mail spoke to our principal, Tamsin Lyle, last week. Check it out here.
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The Ebbwater team were retained by the Comox Valley Regional District last fall to develop a flood risk assessment for the Oyster River/Saratoga Beach area on the east coast of Vancouver Island. We wrapped this a couple of months ago – and presented it to their elected officials last week. The Comox Valley Record was […]
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UPDATED WITH WATER LEVEL FORECAST FOR 23-MAY THROUGH 27-MAY. Please note that with the flows and tides currently dropping we will update if and only water levels are predicted to rise substantially. The Province of BC issues forecasts of water levels along the Lower Fraser River during periods of heightened flood threat. The forecasts, descriptions […]
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This month marks Ebbwater’s fifth birthday! It’s been a big year – we’ve added several new flood nerds to our team (check them out here), we’ve moved offices and completed almost a dozen projects for federal, provincial and local government clients across the country. We’ve also found a bit of time to do some writing, speaking and […]
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Ebbwater Consulting has been working with the City of Vancouver on various aspects of sea level rise planning for the last five years. Last fall, our principal, Tamsin Lyle, was asked to speak about some aspects of this at an event put together by SFU (ACT), the City, and the Vancouver Aquarium. The City has […]
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If you’re an engineer, a wannabe engineer, or a future engineer – you might know that March is National Engineering and Geoscience Month. EGBC and others host events around the province to promote the good work and cool things that engineers get to do every day. Nikoletta and Heather of Ebbwater Consulting recently attended a […]
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Ebbwater will be moving February 1st to accommodate our growing team. We have been lucky enough to find space in our current building – and will only be moving a few doors down. Please come stop by our new digs in suite 510 of the Duncan Building once we’ve settled. Our new address: Unit 510 […]
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Ebbwaterite and PhD Student, Silja Hund, works on both ends of the hydrologic spectrum. While at the AGU this past December, she was interviewed about her work in Costa Rica. Check in out here. We haven’t asked Silja if she prefers flood or drought….but in an office of flood nerds she might have a hard […]
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Ebbwater’s principal was recently invited to participate on a Sea Level Rise panel event with Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Deborah Carlson of West Coast Environmental Law. One of the interesting take-aways was that the Lower Mainland region in British Columbia has some excellent examples of best […]
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